Recognising the dying patient – Perspectives in palliative care (1 CPD hour)
ARTICLE ONLY
FULL CPD MODULE
The first module in our brand new series on palliative care offers advice on the dying patient, including:
- Identifying the dying patient
- When to initiate discussions about death and dying
- Disease trajectories
- Communications skills with this patient cohort
Future articles in this series will look at end-of-life care in care homes, symptom control and non-cancer palliative care.
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